HR 4957 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes.

Introduced Aug 6, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Al Green D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 6, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedAug 6, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill requires airports to broadcast in terminals automated announcements about the penalty for interfering with cabin or flight crews.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 6, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalAug 6, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalAug 6, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalAug 6, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-PAConor LambOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalAug 6, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CAJim CostaOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalAug 6, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerAug 13, 2021
D-GALucy McBathAug 13, 2021
D-OHTim RyanAug 13, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaAug 31, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOct 5, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOct 5, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOct 5, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOct 5, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOct 5, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOct 5, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownNov 2, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredNov 2, 2021
D-WIRon KindNov 2, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffNov 5, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonNov 5, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJan 10, 2022
R-NEDon BaconJan 10, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJan 10, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJan 10, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Aug 6, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Aug 6, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 141, August 6, 2021, page H4320.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 117-8A CALL TO ACTION: NATIVE COMMUNITIES'PRIORITIES IN FOCUS FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS81 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeFeb 24, 2021

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House

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